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Bobby Zamora reveals how Roy Hodgson stunned Fulham players with a powerful 1980s pop-rock tribute

By FourFourTwo Staff

Interview During their 2010 Europa League run, the Cottagers came back from 4-1 Down Under Hodgson to beat Juventus – with a little help from some Men At Work

Interview

"It got no reaction and tucked in!" Tottenham legend Gary Mabbutt reveals how a rat ate part of his foot

By FourFourTwo Staff

Interview The former defender recalls a gruesome post-career tale with an unpleasant bed fellow

Interview
Erling Haaland

How do you deal with being the most sought-after teenager in the world? Erling Haaland just scores goals

By Chris Flanagan

Exclusive interview: Erling Haaland explains how he shrugs off the pressure of a record-breaking season

Colin Hendry lifts Premier League with Blackburn Rovers, 1995

"We built up an advantage. Cantona's suspension? That was an excuse." Colin Hendry tells the inside story of Blackburn's 1994/95 Premier League triumph, 25 years on

By Colin Hendry

On May 14, 1995, Blackburn Rovers won the Premier League on a dramatic final day. In his own words, defensive rock Colin Hendry tells FFT how a Lancashire town rose to the top of English football

Vincent Kompany Man City

"My team-mates were shouting 'Don't shoot!'" Vincent Kompany reflects on his Manchester City sign-off

By Vincent Kompany

Manchester City The former Manchester City captain reveals to FourFourTwo his conversations with Pep Guardiola, how he dealt with Liverpool pressure and everything about that goal against Leicester City

Manchester City

"Alaves did to us what we did to AC Milan" - Jamie Carragher talks about Liverpool's UEFA Cup win in 2001

By Mark White

The defender played 58 games in Liverpool's treble-winning season - now he chats to FourFourTwo about how the Reds beat Alaves 5-4 in Dortmund

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Euro 96 FourFourtwo

Euro 96, the complete history – part six: England's dream dies in Germany semi-final shootout

By Gary Parkinson

Twenty-two men chase a ball and at the end – spoiler – the Germans win. But what effect did Euro 96 have on football in England?

Fantasy Football Baddiel and Skinner

Before Three Lions: How Baddiel and Skinner’s Fantasy Football defined football in the 1990s

By Chris Flanagan

In 1994, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner launched a television show which quickly outgrew its own name. Soon, they were hosting big name star guests and releasing record-breaking singles. FourFourTwo looks into the wild inside story of Fantasy Football

Karel Poborsky Czech Republic Portgal Euro 96

"I didn't meant to hit it so high, I thought it was going over!" Karel Poborsky on Euro 96, the goal that changed his life – and his brush with death

By Karel Poborsky

EXCLUSIVE The former Manchester United and Czech Republic midfielder explains how he scored one of the most iconic goals of Euro 96 in the quarter-final against Portugal

EXCLUSIVE
Euro 96

Euro 96, the complete history – part five: England overcome shootout fear

By Andrew Murray

Longread England's first Euro 96 knockout game against Spain saw the Three Lions finally put their Italia 90 penalty hoodoo to bed... didn't it?

Longread
England Netherlands Euro 96

Euro 96, the complete history – part four: The Dutch demolition, England’s greatest performance

By Gary Parkinson

LONGREAD England's final Euro 96 group game against Guus Hiddink's Netherlands may have been the pinnacle of an iconic tournament. Here's how it all went down...

LONGREAD
Andrea Pirlo

The coolest footballer ever? Why Andrea Pirlo remains a style icon

By James Horncastle

STYLE ICON The former Juventus, AC Milan and Inter midfielder owns a vineyard, always dresses sharp – and he liked a panenka. As Andre Pirlo turns 41, we celebrate the man who summed up 'sprezzatura'

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